EP 298 - Boxxer founder & CEO Ben Shalom is in the quiz seat this week giving his thoughts on Andy and Pippa’s hit list of business terms - from bootstrapping and guerrilla marketing to golden handshakes and five-year forecasts, Ben answers with insights from his own experiences, shedding light on the practicalities in real business life.
Chapters:
00:00 Business or Bullshit with Ben Shalom
00:38 Bootstrapping and Business Growth Insights
01:43 Guerrilla Marketing and Golden Handshakes
02:13 Sweat Equity, Family Offices, and Down Rounds
04:43 Bitcoin, Ratchets, and Investment Insights
05:35 Scoring the Game and Wrapping Up
06:01 Reflections and Farewell
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Ex-Tesla head Charlie and Sam tell us about their work at Spaera who are developing a net zero emission solution for the shipping industry to accelerate the transition to sustainable shipping. They unpack the facts, stats and consequences from the use of fossil fuels in shipping. And they explain why unnecessarily long meetings qualify for the big bin of bullshit, a bugbear which Elon Musk himself cannot tolerate!
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Corrine's in the hot seat this week giving us her thoughts on whether she thinks our list of industry terms are good for business or qualify for the big bin of bullshit.
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Want to hear Andy being coached on how to deal with women's menopause in the workplace? then you're in the right place.
We hear how Corinne went from being an actress to becoming a fully fledged career coach, why she's so passionate about helping people find a better career life, how companies should approach advertising job roles, and more importantly, what they should be doing to keep their employees interested, satisfied and happy!
Corinne's recommendation:
Succession (TV series)
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Corrine chats about the effects of AI and corporate bureaucracy on recruitment and how candidates need to improve on selling themselves. We also unpack what's missing from the hiring process and why it's important for employees to make themselves visible in the workplace. And Corrine explains why she thinks posting personal stuff on Linkedin qualifies for the big bin of bullshit.
That's why the BBC dubbed Corrine as the "career guru". She's written best-sellers “You’re Hired! How to write a brilliant CV” and “Career Coach” has appeared regularly on TV and writes for the Guardian.
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It's Friday quiz time! welcome to this week's Business vs. Bullshit with FMCG's finest entrepreneur and investor Giles Brook in the hot seat.
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We hear how Giles got into the food and beverages industry, what life was like building Innocent Drinks, his ethics on work / life balance and how investors should treat founders, and what he's most excited about for his current portfolio of projects .. all that plus more.
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Giles tells us about life as an early stage investor in brands like Vita Coco, BEAR and Innocent which have gone on to become huge success stories. We also chat about the reality of the food & beverages market, his current projects and how he picks them. Giles also proposes to add current company valuations and greenwashing to the big bin of bullshit.
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It's Friday! which means it's quiz time, welcome to this week's Business vs. Bullshit with the wonderful comedian, podcaster and all-round boss lady Cally Beaton in the hot seat.
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We hear why Cally traded in a six-figure TV exec salary for the comedy circuit after a serendipitous lunch with the late and great Joan Rivers, the people she looks up to in comedy, the most misunderstood thing about comedians, and that time she turned down signing South Park for MTV .. all that plus more on this week's BWB Extra where we get to know comedian, speaker and podcaster Cally Beaton a litter better.
Cally's recommendations:
The Good Psychopath's Guide To Success - Dr Kevin Dutton & Andy Mcnab (book)
Antidote - Oliver Burkeman (book)
Namaste Motherfu*kers (podcast)
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A snapshot into the life and mind of Cally Beaton. Top TV executive turned comedian, TV figure, writer, podcaster, speaker and coach, Cally gives priceless advice and insight into how and why she juggles multiple careers while being a single mother. Her thoughts on gender inequality in the workplace. And why she thinks she's still single at 50 .. all that plus more
Cally is the host of the notorious podcast Namaste Motherfu*ker
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Welcome Business vs. Bullshit, our featured quiz show which up until now has been a part of BWB Extra on Thursdays and now we're giving it a life of its own every Friday. This week it's Rodney P in the hot seat.
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